It’s hard to believe that January is almost over and 2013 just a blur. With matching speed, many of the compliance milestones that an investment adviser faces are fast approaching, and a compliance calendar with the key deadlines will keep you...
Superwoman has a familiar face. She is the woman in the mirror, and she dwells in the millions of other working women struggling to balance a challenging career with the demands of family, friends and managing a household – all while endeavoring to...
On January 22nd, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined petitions to reconsider their decision upholding of enforceability of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The petitions were spearheaded by various trade groups and energy groups,...
Property owners in the town of Roxana, Illinois, a small village on the Mississippi River across from St. Louis, filed suit against Shell Oil Company and ConocoPhillips. The property owners alleged that a refinery owned by Shell and later...
On January 22, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo launched a new Student Protection Unit within the New York Department of Financial Services dedicated to investigating potential consumer protection violations in the student loan industry....
The U.S. Senate is currently considering legislation that would establish the “American Infrastructure Fund,” a $50 billion fund that would help finance public-private partnerships (P3s) infrastructure projects prioritized by state and local...
On January 16, the Supreme Court of Canada released its first decision of 2014. The decision in Vivendi Canada Inc. v Dell’Aniello addressed a Québec action that sought to be authorized as a class action. Justices LeBel and Wagner wrote the decision...
In the wake of the recent publicity about data breaches at several major retailers, the CFPB has issued a consumer advisory. Written in easy to understand language, the advisory describes steps consumers can take to protect themselves if their data...
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is a national association of leading trust and estate attorneys. ACTEC contributes to the field of trusts and estates law through scholarship, teaching, and bar leadership activities....
In Shammas v. Focarino, the Eastern District of Virginia holds that an applicant must pay the government attorney's fees regardless of the applicant's success in a Section 1071(b) civil matter.... By: Baker Donelson
